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WASHINGTON | Caroline Broder | February 10, 2005 | 01:00 AM
By all measures, the early days of 2005 in Washington, D.C., policy circles signaled a very promising start for the healthcare information technology industry.Senate Majority Le... More
BOCA RATON, FL | Jack Beaudoin | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
Eclipsys Corp. notched its best sales results ever in the last quarter of 2004, leading to a record year for the healthcare IT vendor.But officials said its traditional revenue... More
ROCKVILLE, MD | Patty Enrado | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
Amisys Synertech will market Evolution Benefits's debit card as part of its consumer-directed solutions product portfolio.Craig Combs, senior vice president of sales and busines... More
HUDSON, MA | Bernie Monegain | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
A new survey demonstrates the effectiveness of mobile and point-of-care decision support. It indicates the impact that handheld computers have on the daily activities of different medical specialists.... More
John Andrews | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
As healthcare organizations boost their data-processing capabilities, they're realizing that it comes with a consequence. While gathering and extrapolating data is conducive to better healthcare, the... More
MANASQUAN, NJ | Patty Enrado | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
Meridian Laboratory Physicians P.A. tapped outsourcing firm Per-Se Technologies to improve pathology reimbursement."We turned to Per-Se because of their proven track record for... More
WASHINGTON | Patty Enrado | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
The market is responding favorably to health savings accounts, with about 438,000 people choosing the new high deductible, lower-premium coverage through September of last year, a new study by America... More
Patty Enrado | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
The top six health plans in California sent out checks totaling $50 million to 215 medical groups representing about 45,000 physicians. The checks were payment for the physician... More
Healthcare IT News Staff | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
By Jack Beaudoin, EditorIRVINE, CA – Even as it polished off the first round of an estimated $3.5 million in capital raising, Trestle Holdings has announced several major contracts with healthca... More
Healthcare IT News Staff | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
The concept of patient-centered care has long floated around the healthcare community, yet for some time there was little tangible progress toward this objective. Over the last few years, however, in... More
Healthcare IT News Staff | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
In argument against a unique healthcare identifierA range of government workers, academics and consultants have touted the benefits of a unique national healthcare identifier, the equiv... More
Healthcare IT News Staff | February 9, 2005 | 01:00 AM
Patient identifiers: Feel more secure, or be very afraid?The implementation of a Unique Patient Identifier (UPI), some argue, will lead to unauthorized ac... More
